Table 4.
Outcomes measures.
| Descriptive | Pre-post analysis, n = 20 (6 months–baseline) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Baseline mean (SD) | n | 3 months, mean (SD) | n | 6 months, mean (SD) | Mean diff. | 95% CI | |
| DCS (single decision) | ||||||||
| Total | 26 | 33.7 (13.1) | 19 | 25.1 (15.3) | 20 | 27.7 (14.6) | −2.34 | (−9.46, 4.77) |
| Sub-scores | ||||||||
| Uncertainty | 26 | 40.1 (22) | 19 | 29.8 (19.5) | 20 | 32.1 (19.7) | −4.17 | (−15.4, 7.11) |
| Informed | 26 | 34.9 (20.8) | 19 | 24.1 (18.2) | 20 | 26.7 (17.6) | −1.25 | (−10.4, 7.90) |
| Values clarity | 26 | 27.2 (13.7) | 19 | 15.8 (13.3) | 20 | 22.1 (15.8) | −4.58 | (−14.7, 5.58) |
| Support | 26 | 42.9 (23.8) | 19 | 38.6 (23.8) | 20 | 35.8 (19.1) | −3.33 | (−14.0, 7.36) |
| Effective decision | 26 | 26 (14.7) | 19 | 19.1 (16.2) | 20 | 23.4 (15.8) | 0.63 | (−8.27, 9.52) |
| DCS (all) | ||||||||
| Total | 26 | 32.3 (11.3) | 19 | 26 (14.6) | 20 | 26.6 (14) | −4.14 | (−8.80, 0.52) |
| Sub-scores | ||||||||
| Uncertainty | 26 | 42 (19.2) | 19 | 37.3 (20.7) | 20 | 35 (19.6) | −6.67 | (−15.2, 1.88) |
| Informed | 26 | 30.8 (17.4) | 19 | 21.5 (15.5) | 20 | 23.8 (15.6) | −2.50 | (−9.33, 4.33) |
| Values clarity | 26 | 25.3 (12.6) | 19 | 20.2 (14.8) | 20 | 19.2 (12.1) | −5.00 | (−11.5, 1.50) |
| Support | 26 | 38.8 (19.7) | 19 | 30.3 (24.1) | 20 | 35.4 (19.3) | −3.33 | (−9.58, 2.92) |
| Effective decision | 26 | 26.4 (10.9) | 19 | 22 (14.2) | 20 | 21.3 (14.1) | −3.44 | (−9.55, 2.67) |
| Kessler-10 | 26 | 18.9 (7.2) | 19 | 16.6 (6.8) | 20 | 17.6 (6.3) | −0.80 | (−3.13, 1.52) |
| SWC-EOLD | 26 | 27.8 (3.9) | 19 | 27.4 (3.7) | 20 | 28.5 (2.6) | 0.30 | (−1.85, 2.45) |
| EQ-5D | 26 | 0.9 (0.1) | 19 | 0.9 (0.1) | 20 | 0.9 (0.2) | −0.04 | (−0.09, 0.011) |